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Lysosome: The Cell's Digestive Powerhouse

Meet Lysosome, the organelle responsible for breaking down waste and foreign materials within a cell. Discover its functions, key enzymes, and importance in cell function. Explore its fascinating role in cellular processes.

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Lysosome: The Cell's Digestive Powerhouse

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  1. Wall Photos Me Sources Lysosome Logout Wall Info Photos Boxes Write something… Share facebook View photos of Lysosome Lysosome I have so much more digesting yet to be done, shout out to all enzymes, PLEASE work fast!! October 7, 2010 Send Lysosome a message Poke Cytoplasm just checking up on one of my many buddies that I carry around October 1, 2010 Information Networks: In the Cytoplasm Birthday: 1949 Political: Independent Party Religion: No denomination Hometown: Belgium Lysosome is preparing to “explode!” Lysosome found a foreign object, “I told you I was coming” June 11, 2010 Lysosome tells all foreign objects, “GET OUT, before I have to digest you!” October 28, 2010 Friends Lysosome wants to thank all of my trusty enzymes, including: proteases, nucleases, and phopholipases for all the hard work they do, very much appreciated. September 9, 2010 Golgi Apparatus Lysosome is taking out the “trash” April 17, 2010 Proteases Cytoplasm Phospholipases Nucleases

  2. Wall Photos Me Sources Lysosome Logout Wall Info Photos Boxes Basic Information Networks: In the cytoplasm Sex: None Specified Birthday: 1949 Hometown: Belgium Relationship Status: It’s Complicated Political Views: Independent Party Religious Views: No denomination facebook View photos of Lysosome (10) Send Lysosome a message Poke Personal Information Activities: Disposing of waste, digest foreign materials, transports undigested material for removal Interests: Being a garbage disposal and garbage man Favorite Music: I wanna be a Lysosome, The Cell Song Favorite Movies: Lysosomes, The Magic School Bus Goes Cell-ular Favorite TV Shows: Bill Nye : The Science Guy, Dr. Oz, Sid the Science Kid, Favorite Books: Lysosomes, Biology of the Lysosome, Information Networks: In the Cytoplasm Birthday: 1949 Political: Independent Party Religion: No denomination Hometown: Belgium Lysosome is preparing to “explode!” Contact Information Photos 2 Albums Address: 1234 Cytoplasm Lane, Cellville CW 12345 Phone Number: (111) 123-4567

  3. Wall Photos Me Sources Lysosome Logout Lysosome is preparing to “explode!” Wall Info Photos Boxes Photos of Lysosomes7 Photos facebook Tagged Photos

  4. WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ME MADE OF: • Over 40 enzymes like the proteases, nucleases, and phospholipases FUNCTION: • Transports undigested material for removal • Vary in shape depending on process being carried out • Cell breaks down if I explodes • Breaks down foreign material that enter a cell MISCELLANEOUS: • My Name means “releasing body” • Eats my way through egg—entrance to sperm • Discovered by Christian de Duve RESOURCES USED: 1)http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/insidethecell/images/ch1_lysosome.jpg 2) http://library.thinkquest.org/12413/structures.html 3) http://library.thinkquest.org/C004535/lysosomes.html 4)http://www.seorf.ohiou.edu/~tstork/compass.rose/cell.03/golgi/lysosome.html 5)http://sln.fi.edu/qa97/biology/cells/cell7.html 6)http://www.csd509j.net/cvhs/staff/heem/adv_bio/...cell.../Lysosome.pp%20is%20the%20website 7) http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/miramesa/Organelles/lyso.html

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